Nation Aug 16 West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard troops to DC at Trump team’s request Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
Politics Aug 12 Trump’s DC rhetoric echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime Trump's rhetoric echoes that of conservative politicians who've denounced cities with majority non-white populations or progressive leaders as crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.
Politics Jul 23 House subcommittee votes 8-2 to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to support the action.
Politics Jul 17 National Urban League declares ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the U.S. under Trump One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump 's upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked…
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN ‘great again’ as Democrats grill him on Signal chat Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive…
Politics Jul 09 Former White House doctor refuses to answer questions as House Republican probe Biden’s health President Joe Biden’s White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.
Politics Jul 01 Senate pulls AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after complaints from states A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate.
Politics Jul 01 Senate passes Trump’s reconciliation bill with Vance casting tie-breaking vote The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber's version.
Politics Jul 01 WATCH: Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill on tax and spending cuts The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber's version.
Politics Jul 01 Senate works a tense overnight session as Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill Thune wants to satisfy Republicans worried the bill's reductions to Medicaid will leave millions more people without care and those in his conservative flank seeking steeper cuts to hold down deficits ballooning with the tax cuts.